Golf-tee holder



Dec. 17, 1929. A. E. BUHRKE GOLF TEE HOLDER Filed sept. 2, 1927 rasage nee. iff, 192e `ALFRED E. BUHRKE, or RIVER FoRrs'r, rLLrnoIs, Assrenon To R. rr, nutrirninl l CQMPANY, A CORPORATION orrLLrnoIs v Application l'ed September 2;'1927. Serial No. 217,081; .I v

The invention relates to improvementsin yOther objects-'of the invention will appearv'r l 'l "from the following ldescription which is diholders or magazines for Vcontaining a plurality of golf tees and is particularly adapted for use by golf playersusing tees vmade V 5 from some suitable material as wood, com# pressed fiber,1netal andthe like, in the form of the tees illustrated in Figs. l, 3, 4t and 5 of the drawings accompanying this application, in which Y Y 10 Fig. l is a perspective view of thecon` ventional form of golf bag with thev device containing my improvements attached thereto, Fig. Q'being a plan view of the magazine side ofthe empty holder, Fig. 3 a central 15 longitudinal sectional view through the-device of Fig. 2 withfthe normal capacity of lone dozen tees shown therein.

Fig. 4 is an endV viewlof the device of Fig. 3 taken at the upper end thereof, and c '20 F ig. 5 is a sectional view onthe line 5--5Y of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. l l

It is the primary object4 of the invention P to provide -a light, cheap and efficient maga- '20 zine or holder for golf tees havingr means for ready attachment or removability Vwith the Vtop periphery or strengthening band of a golf bag or to other means for conveniently Vcarryingthe same such as the belt or Awaist 'band of the vplayer or the top of the pocket in a garment, the device being adapted to retain any conveniently desired number of tess which may be removed preferably one at a time, as desired by the player, and after inserted in the magazine of the device.

The device embodying my invention makes itpossible to carry. a supply of tees of the that the tees will be at all times accessible to the player without the nec'esseity of carrying used and consequently dirty teesin the pockets ofthe player, which last described Q accessible to the player. p Y,

the tees arev used, 1f recovered, may be re' type `or form illustrated in the drawings socommon practice results in loss and Vniisplacetees arel at all timesreadily and quicklyrected tothe embodiment of the invention shown 1n the .aforesaid drawings depicting the preferred embodiment of the invention. iV

l prefer to form the'devicenfrom anin-' tegral sheetr of metal as for examplel a sheet .of aluminum or other ductilemetals which have suflicientrmness for the purpose-and' suiiicient resiliency for vthe purposes herein; afterY described. I

trated in the ldrawings the device-is made of a widthfenabling'it to conveniently ncarry in the magazine in av convenient manner; twelve tees,although, obviously, the length ln the embodment" of the invention' illus'- I mayv be varied asdesired tol accommodate anyY desired. number of tees 'and :the Vwidth y.

, ofthe device; may be varied asdesired-"to,v

correspond to the `lengthfoffthe tees to be` r carried andthe form' of the'magazine or holder varied by the' manufacturer toco'rrespond to variations inthe forma'ndshape ofthe tees. Y

narrowed from'the body of the sheet as indicated at 1l and folded back upon itself Aprefextending downwardly from the semi-circu- ""'The reference'characterA designates gen-'- l l erally a metalr'sheetformed at one kend fWith f the narrowed extension'or tongue 10, which is lar portionapproximately vparallel with thebodyv portionfof the holder 'as shown most"r clearlyI in Fig.y3.` -In order t'o-accommodate the'usual enlargedv hea-ds of the teesdesig#V nated generally by the reference character B, the heads thereof being indicated atll, I-

form the sheet A outwardly fof thejma'gazine portion at each vsidethereof indicated at 16,and beyond' the deflected portion 16the material is formedfora short'distanceas in# dicated at 17 to lie in the planel approximate-- thelongitudinal `sides 'of the device andl eX- tended a sufficient distance to conveniently accommodatethe headloor larger end.l of the tee desired-'to be used, `these side portions being designated by` the reference' characterA 18.v

1y parallel with the main body portami and nis thence bent .at right angles-along'each of Beyond these Vside portions 18 the material is again'deiiected at right angles to lie parallel with the body portion of the sheet A at 19V to correspond With the port-ion 17 before described, andthe free edges orextensions at ea'chfsidefarefthence deflected inwardly ias designated at i120 5to correspond approximately to thevangle of the; holder as before described, `thus mak! ingthe side Walls'of they receptacle comprising the respective portions 16, 17, 18,19 and '.20 at each side symmetrical retainingmeansto accommodate the heads of the tees, vvhichvit Will be seen Will be suflicientto Vretain theytees `in parallel relation Vas illustrated in Fig. 3 when the tees vare alternated, fas illustrated,

With respectx to thehead andfpoi-nt orjpiercing :portions of the tees. Y s

In order to retain Ithe Atees Within. the :magazine-'thus formed, vI provide elastic A' or spring .tongues Aat `each end `.of the-device, :preferably on the median Alinebetnveenthe fside'edges of the' device-as designated-by refi erence characters 21and 22, respectively.

, lmunicating! tWith f slits extending `toward the oiiterland lower "dischargevendz ofithef device,

These are preferably, although notfnecess'arily, formed integrally from the-(material of V:the sheet. The springunember 122 at the Y lowenandfdischarge `end #of Vthe casing v is 1 lformed preferably .to bewidest at itsfbase by the twosmall perforations 28, 24-corndesignated at 25,26, :Which gradually Japfproach each other'towardzthelower or: outer `endlofithedevice, andthese' slits arer caused to 'meet ina curvedor approximately semi-cir- @cular `slit. 27, .i thus,= giving the free. end of the fspringrtongue 22a .convenient curved Vend that may be bent or deflected upwardly out of 40v [and the sheet/A,.- as indicatedUat 28,'.tofserve .the plane of the/bodyportion oflthe'tongue 22 [as a springretainingfinger'forthelowermost tee in the` magazine vof thewholder. The

A spring tongue 21 at the upper orf're'c'eiving end Jofth'e magazinebf ithe holderfis for-Inedin the samermanner aszthe springtongue22 With .respec'tfto perforation's'O, 31 at theibase of the spring i tongue 21, the :tonguef being sev- .ered thence vupwardly by 'thefslits V32,83v coin- Ainunicating 1With the :fperforations 80,2.31fand Abeing preferably graduallyr'narrovved toward their upperandouter ends Where they-com munieatefat Yapproximately they semi-circular slit 34, thus x.freeing f the :upperfandouterfend oftheitongue 21 fronilthebody ofthe sheet. r `To retainftheshanks of-theftees B :in .po-

Y .sitionin the'inagazine' or. holder fan'dtoiper- Y `mit .of their readyinsertion, 'the free @and Aupper `an'douteriend ofthe springx21'is'bent toward'the .interior ofltheima-gazineforholder out o'ftheiplane of the'sheet Aindicatedfi at 35,

and at its eXtreine router. and upper-end .is

thence deiiectedatovvardthe planeof thefsheet f .asillustrated inFigs. Band 5at-36,fto pro- .videL-an': angular .portion r:to: engageethe 'fshank of the tee when being inserted, thus causing the spring tongue 21 to be pressed inwardly .band of the-bag or over some other convenient belt or band on the clothing or other appurtenances oftheplayer. l/Vh'en:itisfdesired to fuse a tee inplaying, th e player Will detachthe loiv'erinost :tee .B vas illustratedrin Fig. Sfby grasping it with lhis lingers andvpressingiit downwardly past the deflected or .projecting end `28 ofthe spring retaining .device 22,-

which Will then spring intofits normal po'siition, asi-illustrated in {Ei-g. 3 to.` retain the remainder of the tees'in position'forfuither Withdraw-al Vin the inannerf described. Millen* j atee has been used lingplayin'g'fit ni'a-y..be,fif

ldesired, returned -to the magazine .or holder by insertion at the upper end thereof past the spring retaining devicev 36-by 'a1/downward pressurefon the tee, after which 'the'devi'ce' `willagain spring into the normal .position sho-vn in FigJSJand effeetvelycloseth'e'ingtake lrend lagainst` the loss `of -tees from the device, regardless of the 'p'o'sitionvin vv-Wliichit may 'be cai'iied.j For feaseV in detaching i tees "froin the=bottem` or discharge endfofflthe .de-

vice when they are to be playedor otherwise i Vlremoved, prefer'- to round'or'bevel'the lower edges "of theretaining flange portions 'fof the casingv 2O iifidicatedr at'BT, and the isaine Vfoiiiiation as indicated at 38 attheiupperfends oftheflang'esy 2O as indicated i'nf'thei drawings 1'is 'desirable to insure that 'the ltees may be 'easilyinsertedvv past the`curve`d-end536 ofthe T110 1 `retaining spring l y My improved `device lys/light cheaply niade and when used "Willsresult" ina supply ofteesbeing at all times aecessibleftoV thejplayer .vithout;thenecessity offsoiling the clothes andlotheraccessories ofthe player Vby Y carrying used or. dirty teesin pockets.;l 1

In Fig.y A1 the# device is, iilustrated as attachedtoa conventionalv forrnof golf bag,

but, as I have. stated,'the spring'retaining de "vice '10 is pr'eferably'forni'ed' with a concave downwardly 'extending free extremity, 'as`indicated at 13 in'Fig'. 3, which Will-perinit it'to g vbe readily-attached to a belt orbandor other portion ofthe clothing of theplayer, 'iffjit is desired not to carry it on thegolf bag-as indiundue 'thickness beyond .the normal thickness of the sheet A of Whichthe devicegisgpref- .cated. In order torstrengthen.thezspring re- `.taininfr device 10 Withoutthe'useof instal-of 'fico v'1,739,780 t n j' vf3k erably formed, I also give the semi-circular portion l2 of the spring clip 10 a slightly spherical or rounded shape, as indicated in formed of sheetmetal and being substantially f Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

Alhat l claim as my invention and desire to'v secure by Letters Patent is 1. A golf tee holder `comprising a' casingV adapted to receive golf tees, said casing being provided with normally open receiving and discharge ends, a spring retaining' device projecting into the pathof the tees adjacent the receiving end thereof, and a spring actuated retaining device projecting into the path of the tees adjacent the discharge end thereof, each of the said springv actuated retainingdevices at their respective receiving and discharge ends being formed of angular engagl ing surfaces to permit-tees to be forced past said retaining devices and the latter to Abe deiected toward thek plane of the wall of the holder to which they are attached by pressure on the tees being inserted into or detached from the device.

2. A golf tee holder, comprising a casing adapted to receive golf tees, said casing being formed from an integral sheet of metal having its longitudinal edges bent for a Vshort distance out of the normal plane of the sheet, thence bent to extend a distance slightly greater than the normal diameter of the head of a golf tee at rightv angles tothe plane l of golf tees to and from the device.

4:., A golf tee holder comprising a casing rectangular in .cross section with one side *thereof open having a slot extending longitudinally thereof, spring'r'etaining devices ,formed integrally from 4the body ofthe 'said sheet and having portions thereon deflected inwardly-into the casing to lie in the path of tees being inserted into and discharged therefrom at the respective ends of the casing, and a retaining hook at one end of the device' formed integrally from 'the said sheet and j being curved'outfof the plane of the sheet" and 'deflected thence approximately parallel to the body of the sheet for ready insertion and detachability to a band or belt for carrying purposes.

In testimony whereof Ifhave lsigned my name to this specification, onthis 20th'day j of AugustADff1927. y. t j I j i ALFREDwE. BUI-IKKE,y

of the main body portion of the sheet and j in a direction to intersect the normal plane of said sheet, thence deflected inwardly towards each other and toward the planev of the body portion of the sheet to form symmetrical grooves for retaining the heads of golf tees when placed laterally of the longitudinal ex- K tensions of said grooves within the'holder, v`

and spring retaining devices extending into the normal path of tees at the receiving and discharge ends of the casing thus formed.

3. A golf tee holder, comprising a casing adapted to receive golf tees, said casing being` formed from an vintegral sheet of metal having its longitudinal edges bent for a short distance out of the normal plane of the sheet,

thence bent to extend a distance slightly I Greater than the normal diameter of the head a yof a golf tee at right` angles to the' plane of the main body portion of the sheet and in av .y direction to intersect the normal plane ofV .Y said sheet, thence deflected inwardly towards each other and toward theplane of the body portion of the sheet to form symmetrical grooves for retaining the heads of golf tees when placed laterally of the longitudinal extensions of said'grooves within the holder, and sprlng retaining devices extendinginto the normal path of tees atthe receiving and dischargeends of thecas'ing thus formed, the

` respectiveprojecting corners of the inwardly projecting and bent portions of the sheet at y Vthe respective ends of the device being bev- 'Y 

